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【題目】Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a in a cotton mill (紗廠), but he was often to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went _. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was __ what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own _ _.

It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a _ in scrap metal(廢棄金屬). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and plenty of money.

Jack working hard. After one year he succeeded in the ￡100.

By the time Jack was 30 years old he had his first million, and he wanted to this achievement by doing something “ __ ”. With all his money it was to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the _ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, Jack still can’t get used to the good life. He can be found drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧).

“I remember being very as a child, but never as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

【1】A. work B. job C. company D. house

【2】A. able B. glad C. eager D. unable

【3】A. offer B. like C. afford D. expect

【4】A. wrong B. ill C. hungry D. bad

【5】A. seeing B. doubting C. wondering D. preparing

【6】A. school B. farm C. store D. business

【7】A. problem B. future C. purpose D. principle

【8】A. spent B. borrowed C. wasted D. earned

【9】A. preferred B. enjoyed C. promised D. hated

【10】A. paying back B. making up C. developing into D. bringing up

【11】A. given B. taken C. made D. lost

【12】A. celebrate B. honor C. remember D. recognize

【13】A. common B. simple C. grand D. boring

【14】A. impossible B. obvious C. possible D. basic

【15】A. ground B. front C. spot D. heart

【16】A. so B. and C. or D. but

【17】A. living B. sparing C. using D. keeping

【18】A. never B. often C. sometimes D. seldom

【19】A. rich B. poor C. healthy D. well

【20】A. unhappy B. satisfied C. proud D. happy

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】D

【9】B

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】C

【14】C

【15】D

【16】D

【17】A

【18】B

【19】B

【20】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹白手起家的百萬富翁Jack Baines是如果創(chuàng)業(yè)怎樣成功的，以及成功后是如何生活的。

【1】B 考查名詞。A. work 工作，是不可數(shù)名詞；B. job工作，是可數(shù)名詞；C. company公司；D. house住宅。由后半句可知，父親在當?shù)氐募啅S是有工作的，此處由a修飾，故選B.

【2】D 考查形容詞。A. able有能力的；B. glad高興的；C. eager渴望的；D. unable不能的。此處指因體弱而經(jīng)�！安荒堋鄙习�，故選D.

【3】C 考查動詞。A. offer 提供；B. like喜歡；C. afford買得起；D. expect期望。由前后句意義和前后搭配可知他們家負擔不起租金和賬單，故選C.

【4】C 考查形容詞。A. wrong錯誤的；B. ill生病的；C. hungry饑餓的；D. bad壞的。此處指家里窮，孩子們自然要經(jīng)�！鞍ゐI”，根據(jù)常識選C.

【5】C 考查動詞。A. seeing看；B. doubting懷疑；C. wondering想知道；D. preparing準備。在得到老師資助前不知該干“什么”，根據(jù)情境選C.

【6】D 考查名詞。A. school學校；B. farm農(nóng)場；C. store商店；D. business生意。由下文可知，他用這100英鎊做起了“生意”，故選D.

【7】B 考查名詞。A. problem難題；B. future未來；C. purpose目的；D. principle原則。此處指在原材料不足的情況，他看見廢棄金屬的未來。故選B.

【8】D 考查動詞。A. spent花費；B. borrowed借；C. wasted浪費；D. earned獲得；掙得。他賣掉金屬屑，便“掙”了許多錢。根據(jù)句意選D.

【9】B 考查動詞。A. preferred喜歡；B. enjoyed享受；C. promised承諾；D. hated憎恨，厭惡。此處指他享受努力工作，故選B.

【10】A 考查固定短語。A. paying back償還；B. making up編造；C. developing into發(fā)展；D. bringing up養(yǎng)育。一年后，他成功的償還了100英鎊。此處指償還債務，故選A.

【11】C 考查動詞。A. given給；B. taken拿；C. made生產(chǎn)；D. lost丟失。這是他掙的第一個一百萬，make money掙錢，故選C.

【12】A 考查動詞。A. celebrate 慶祝；B. honor尊敬； C. remember記得；D. recognize認出。此處指他想慶祝自己的成功，故選A.

【13】C 考查形容詞。A. common共同的；B. simple簡單的；C. grand宏偉的；D. boring煩人的。從后面的句子：With all his money it was 29 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. 以其家族的姓來命名的城堡式建筑，可知是個偉大的事情，故選C.

【14】C 考查形容詞。A. impossible不可能的；B. obvious顯然的；C. possible可能的；D. basic基本的。此處指用他的錢，他可能為自己和父母建成一個家。故選C.

【15】D 考查名詞。A. ground地面；B. front前面；C. spot 地點；D. heart中心。“Baines Castle” 是建在Lancashire鄉(xiāng)村的中心，故選D.

【16】D 考查連詞。A. so所以；B. and和，與；C. or或者；D. but但是。他的Baines Castle最近賣了￡500 million，他還是不習慣過好日子，前后意義形成轉折故選D.

【17】A 考查動詞。A. livin生活； B. sparing抽出；C. using使用；D. keeping保持。此處指他還是不習慣過好日子，get used to doing“習慣于做某事”，故選A.

【18】B 考查副詞。A. never從不；B. often經(jīng)常；C. sometimes有時候；D. seldom很少，不常。此處指人們可以經(jīng)�？匆娝�和當?shù)厝嗽诰瓢珊染?/span>，故選B.

【19】B 考查形容詞。A. rich富有的；B. poor貧窮的；C. healthy健康的；D. well好的。孩提時代是貧窮的，指他自己的過去，故選B.

【20】A 考查形容詞。A. unhappy不快樂的；B. satisfied滿意的；C. proud驕傲的；D. happy高興的。孩提時代是貧窮的，但從來都很快樂。never unhappy雙重否定表示肯定，故選A.